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M&A roundup: a tale of two banks, Santander and Fortis

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| Print by Tim Human

Just a year after their involvement in the ABM Amro acquisition consortium, a look at the starkly differing fortunes of Spanish bank Santander and Belgian Fortis

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In October 2007 a consortium of European banks celebrated the record-breaking acquisition of ABN Amro, the Dutch banking group. Just over a year later, two of the three buyers have made big M&A news again.

But the difference between the two banks – Spain’s Santander and the Belgian ...

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